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so after tons of reading and researching for about 2 months. Im throwing in the towel and asking for help fomr the gurus on this site..
engine: 1987 mercruiser 120. Clean, previous owner always had is professionally serviced ( i have ALL the receipts) .
Boat sat for a couple years with a little...
Hey everyone, I seem to be having a problem getting spark on my "new to me" boat.
motor is a 1987 mercruiser 2.5. I just replaced the coil and checked all connections and cleaned every one of them, i get power going to the coil, but no spark at the plugs. could it be a problem in the cap? I...
Hey guys, long time no post but to make a long story short. Over the summer i had picked up a 16foot avanti tri-hull. after looking to boat over and working on it the rest of the summer it needed a TON of work. it was a big headache.
This past week i came across a great deal from a family...
While trying to get my impeller working, i noticed that after i ran the engine there was a milky residue that smelt like gas on the exhaust housing in the lower unit and around my water pump housing. i know oil turns this color when it comes in contact with water. water also came out of my...
hi everyone,
my boat is a 1972 avanti tri-hull 16 ft. it has the ski locker in the middle of the deck, but this will be a fishing boat and id probably break my a** if i tried water skiing lol. Its completely sealed towards the bow, but has 2 small drain holes towards the stern. im making a new...
Ok, so i recently purchased a 1972 avanti tri-hull 16ft with a 1982 50hp merc 2 stroke. bought the boat as is from a "friend of the family" for $600. boat came with a trolling motor, very small livewell, and widescreen hummingbird fishfinder. Motor didnt run when i got it, but supposed "friend"...
OK so i have a 50 hp merc 2 stroke. 1982, thunderbolt ignition. when i ran the boat for the first time nothing came out of the tell-tale. so i just replaced the impeller and gaskets, rotated the driveshaft CLOCKWISE while lowering the housing back on, and had the keyway in place. Now i start it...
Im a newb here, so feel free to correct me in anything im thinking of doing lol.. Well, I really dont feel safe running an engine without a tach or temp gauge. I guess im just useto it from building cars and bikes and relying on those peticular gauges. Now my engine is a 2 stroke 1982 merc 50hp...
Hello everyone, first post but have been lurking for about 2 months. i just purchased my first boat, a 1972 Avanti 16 foot tri-hull. Im restoring it and making it a nice fishing boat for lakes and some ocean days. It has a 1981 mercury 50 hp 2 stroke outboard. I got the engine running but no...
